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| Question 438811:  13 Chevrolet Corvettes were crash tested under a variety of conditions that simulate typical collisions. The mean repair cost for this sample of Corvettes was $16,540. The repair cost standard deviation for this sample was $6,782. Repair Costs for corvettes are believed to have a normal distribution. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean repair cost of all Corvettes involved in crashes.
 mean= 16,540
 St dev= 6,782
 n=13
 (2.578)(6,782/sq rt13)= 4849.188005
 The answer is coming out wrong... can you tell me where i have gone wrong?
 Thank you
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 13 Chevrolet Corvettes were crash tested under a variety of conditions that simulate typical collisions. The mean repair cost for this sample of Corvettes was $16,540. The repair cost standard deviation for this sample was $6,782. Repair Costs for corvettes are believed to have a normal distribution. Construct a 99% confidence interval for the mean repair cost of all Corvettes involved in crashes. x-bar =  16,540
 St dev= 6,782
 n=13
 ME = (2.576)(6,782/sq rt13)= 4845.11
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 You're right.
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 99% CI: 16,540-4845.11 < u < 16540+4845.11
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 Cheers,
 Stan H.
 
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